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Monday, March 7, 2011

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An older gentleman comes in with a productive cough and shortness of breath. By nursing protocol, he gets an EKG, shown above. You make a clinical diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia and write a prescription for moxifloxacin. There are no TB risk factors. Your attending, aghast, says that's not appropriate!

Challenge: Why?

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P.S. Sorry, I was late with this post as I accidentally put it on my regular blog.

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